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Research Articles (Mechanical and Aeronautical Engineering)
Recent Submissions
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Singh, Shikhar Kumar; Bhattacharyya, Suvanjan; Paul, Akshoy Ranjan; Sharifpur, Mohsen; Meyer, Josua P.
(Wiley, 2025)
Please read abstract in the article.
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Bester, Elizabeth G.; Zeiler, Gareth Edward; Stoltz, George G.; Oberholster, Abraham Johannes (Abrie); Kitshoff, Adriaan Mynhardt
(American Veterinary Medical Association, 2025-02)
OBJECTIVE : The aim was to investigate the patellar ligament strain with varying degrees of tibial plateau angles (TPAs) after tibial plateau leveling osteotomy (TPLO) in a cranial cruciate ligament (CrCL)-deficient stifle ...
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Du Preez, Ulla; Heyns, P.S. (Philippus Stephanus); Malan, D.F. (Daniel Francois)
(South African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, 2024-11)
South Africa has two main platinum reef deposits, namely the Merensky reef and the UG2 reef.
These reefs are currently mined using traditional drilling and blasting methods. Mechanized
cutting could potentially enable ...
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Giwa, Solomon O.; Aasa, Samson A.; Taziwa, Raymond T.; Sharifpur, Mohsen
(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
Measurement-related problems have spurred fuel properties prediction using machine learning techniques. Improved fuel properties offered by hybrid biodiesel (HB) via mixed oils were predicted from their fatty acid compositions ...
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Van den Bergh, Wilhelm Johann; Whiting, Mitchell; Theodorakis, O.E.; Everts, Marilize
(Elsevier, 2024-12)
Efficient electronics cooling has always been a perpetual challenge, with the limits of single-phase cooling almost
being reached. Two-phase cooling in the form of pool boiling is an attractive next step, with much research ...
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Rostamirad, Sholeh; Duodu, Kwaku Gyebi; Meyer, Josua P.; Sharifpur, Mohsen
(Elsevier, 2025-01)
Owing to the long duration of cooking legumes, which limits their consumption and utilization, soaking has been used to reduce cooking time, save energy consumption, and diminish their hardness. However, limited studies ...
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Cockcroft, C.C.; Le Roux, Willem Gabriel
(Elsevier, 2025-02)
To improve an open air-operated parallel-flow Brayton cycle, the air entering the compressor inlet can be cooled via the concept of turbine inlet air cooling (TIAC). This work investigates whether TIAC forms a worthwhile ...
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Adogbeji, Victor O.; Atofarati, Emmanuel Olawaseyi; Sharifpur, Mohsen; Meyer, Josua P.
(Elsevier, 2025-01)
Please read abstract in the article.
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Atofarati, Emmanuel Olawaseyi; Sharifpur, Mohsen; Huan, Zhongjie
(Taylor and Francis, 2024-12)
Nanofluids have emerged as a transformative cooling solutions that offer substantial
improvements in various engineering applications that require enhanced heat transfer. This
review comprehensively analyses the latest ...
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Schoombie, Janine; Craig, K.J. (Kenneth); Smith, Lelanie
(IOP Publishing, 2025-03)
Albatrosses are increasingly drawing attention from the scientific community due to their remarkable flight capabilities. Recent studies suggest that grey-headed albatrosses (GHA) may be the fastest and most energy-efficient ...
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Campbell, Anita L.; Mogashana, Disaapele
(Routledge, 2024)
Every student has the potential to change the world by making
a significant contribution to society. Experiences in higher education significantly shape the development of this potential, for better
or worse, leading to ...
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Stevens, Jesse; Wilke, Daniel Nicolas; Setshedi, I.I. (Isaac)
(MDPI, 2024-08-16)
The Latent Space Perspicacity and Interpretation Enhancement (LS-PIE) framework enhances
dimensionality reduction methods for linear latent variable models (LVMs). This paper
extends LS-PIE by introducing an optimal ...
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Stevens, Jesse; Wilke, Daniel Nicolas; Setshedi, I.I. (Isaac)
(MDPI, 2024-09-25)
Linear latent variable models such as principal component analysis (PCA), independent
component analysis (ICA), canonical correlation analysis (CCA), and factor analysis (FA) identify
latent directions (or loadings) ...
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Van Answegen, J.C.; Hamersma, Herman Adendorff; Els, Pieter Schalk
(Springer, 2024-10)
Accidents caused by wheeled mining machines contribute to approximately
30% of injuries and fatalities in the global mining industry. Wheeled
mining machines have limited driver assist features when compared to the ...
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Borode, Adeola; Tshephe, Thato; Olubambi, Peter; Sharifpur, Mohsen; Meyer, Josua P.
(Springer, 2024-05-14)
This study investigated the impact of temperature and nanoparticle mixing ratio on the thermophysical properties of hybrid
nanofluids (HNFs) made with graphene nanoplatelets (GNP) and iron oxide nanoparticles (
Fe2O3). ...
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Shote, Adeola Suhud; Huyssen, Barbara Barbieri; Mahmood, G.I. (Gazi)
(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
In vane cascades, large filleted vanes influence aerodynamics, while
upstream endwall film-cooling arrangement impacts aero-thermal performance. This study explores experimental investigations on endwall flows
and ...
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Du Rand, Ruan; Jamison, Kevin; Huyssen, Barbara
(Emerald, 2024-12-16)
PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to reshape a fast-jet electronics pod’s external geometry to ensure compliance with aircraft pylon load limits
across its carriage envelope while adhering to onboard system constraints ...
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Adogbeji, Victor O.; Sharifpur, Mohsen; Meyer, Josua P.
(Elsevier, 2025-03)
Please read abstract in the article.
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Adogbeji, Victor O.; Sharifpur, Mohsen; Meyer, Josua P.
(Elsevier, 2024-12)
Applying a magnetic field to influence convective flow of ferrofluids has become an efficient
method for enhancing heat transfer in thermal systems, particularly in straight tubes. This study
investigates the heat transfer ...
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Molepo, Maketo; Keough, Natalie; Oberholster, Abraham Johannes (Abrie); Hohmann, Erik
(Elsevier, 2024-12)
BACKGROUND :
The placement of clavicle tunnels in coracoclavicular ligament reconstruction is well established, but the optimal position of the coracoid tunnel remains unclear. This study aimed to investigate how the ...
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